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SUCH IS LIFE—Not So Foolish By Charles Sughroe / V Language of Jesus Is Traced to Origin Ancient Aramaic Is Studied at Chicago University. Chicago.—The language that Jesus spoke—Aramaic—Is being traced word for word from Its earliest beginnings before the Persian klhgs ruled the world to Its development in the Syriac of the Sixth century by Dr. Raymond A. Bowman, Instructor in oriental lan guages at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute. The occurrence of every known word In Aramaic Is noted, traced, dated, and translated from passages on man uscripts, tablets, bowls, and vases dis covered in areas from the Caucasus mountains to southern Egypt, from Greece to India. “We are chiefly interested in the material on Aramaic for - historical reasons,” said Doctor Bowman. “We are finding personal names, geograph ical names, and names of deities which are pf utmost Importance to the his tory of the ancient empires and na tions of the East. We are particu larly interested In the cultures of the many peoples who used Aramaic." Five Years’ More Work. Work on the compilation of Aramaic has been going on for live years. Doctor Bowman considers that he is about half way done with thg project. Mere is Mrs. I,. M. Strait of Kansas City, Mo., with a telescope she com pleted recently. Mrs. Strait is one of about twelve women astronomers in this country who have built their own telescopes. The instrument shown in the picture has a U-inch lens. Mrs. Strait plans huihling a smaller tele scope In the near future for th**young er members of the church to which idle belongs to take on hiking parties. When it Is finished, the Oriental In stitute will have a complete record of one of the most important lan guages of the times when the Baby lonians, Assyrians. Persians, Greeks, and Ilomans, successively, ruled the world. It will be enough material to publish a history of Aramean culture,, and Aramaic grammar, and'fi-conT- < plete Aramaic dictionary. “Many statlce and set phrases and formulae, such as lawyers use today in their documents, are contained in these documents," Doctor Bowman said, “These aid in making good guesses In filling in the meaning of fragmentary manuscripts where large gaps cause difficulties in reading, and only hints remain as to what the au thor meant." In addition there are a large num ber of words which can only he found once from all available sources which are in dispute among scholars, as well as many personal names that can be separated into meaningful-components. “To take an Assyrian example,” said Doctor Bowman, “a persona] name such as Nebuchadnezzar can he broken down to “Nehn.’ meaning ‘God’; ‘ku- dur,’ meaning ‘boundary’; and ‘usar,’ meaning ‘protect.’ The real meaning of Nebuchadnezzar, then. Is ‘God pro tect my boundaries.’ So with many Semitio personal names We can break them down to the basic words and jerb-forms for purpose* of classi fication.” Reach Christian Era. “The work has been completed up to the time of the Christian era," he said, “although, in general, It was on the decline from the time of the Greeks onward. It exists today in its later form as Syriac. “After Its decline, the outlying vil lagers and nomads continued to speak Aramaic. The passage in the New Testament of the Bible where Peter was singled nut from the multitude by his Galilean speech is an example of how Aramaic persisted In the pro vinces. “Just as the ^Phoenician language and alphabet speead westward to sup ply the b#Ms for Greek, I^itin, and European alphabets, so the Aramaic, derived from the same Phoenician al phabet. spread to the East. Chinese books have been discovered in central Asia, which were written with an alphabet derived from the Aramaic.” An obscure language, “Pahluvi,” which will shortly he taught at the Oriental Institute by Dr. Martin Sprengling. professor of Semitic lan guages and literature. Is a Persian language In which Aramaic words are pronounced In the Persian manner, Dr. John A. Wilson, acting director of the Oriental institute and succes sor to Dr. James Henry Breasted, said. Victoria Still U -ed Toronto.—The Misses Mortimer and Elsie Clark, daughters of the late Sir William M. (.’lark, one-time lieutenant governor of Ontario, still use a horse- drawn victoria to travel about the city. Thetrs is the only horse-drawn car riage still in daily use here. AMAZE A MINUTE SCIENTIEACTS — BY ARNOLD MENTAL HEALTH By LEONARD A. BARRETT If there ever wus a time when we need healthy-minded persons, it is now. Not'only does our political and soda! leadership demand mental health but the need is sorely realized In the less conspicuous realms of daily toil. Re gardless of social rank, the effects of the depression hit everyone. There have been no ex ceptions. Of course, some have suffered more than others, but all have paid a price incident to the liquidating process. Some lost fortunes over night. Many homes were sacrificed because of unpaid mortgages. In the struggle, some voluntarily opened the door and let themselves out. The problem of unemployment still ‘stalks abroad in the land. It Is a remarkable credit to tne strength of our citizenship that so large a number came through the experience still optimistic and hope ful. Upon a smaller group, crnel ex perience wrought nothing short of tragedy. They became cynical. Bit terness dominated their mental /alti tudes. Many lost courage and be came fatalists. Physical disease is cruel enough but mental disease is worse. This cynical attitude is fre- < 3% r jhfoUS6(\of6 Bvj Lc Baron Walker Week's Supply of Pottum Free Read the offer made by the Poatma Company In another part of this pa per. They will send a full week’s sup ply of health giving Postum free to anyone who write*, for It—Adv. The Machine Age How to permit the human race te enjoy the benefits of machinery with out depriving men of their employ ment Is a hard nut to jtrack; and it in not yet cracked. * KEEP nmfe YOUR WWW* L EYES tT • mm ^ I ^ VVNC aarvi Indian tan is the color scheme of this pebble silk zipper frock. An unusual folded treatment at the neck, shoulder and hip lines gives it subtle fullness, accentuated by the zipper openers set across the hips and at the blouse front. The peter Pan hat matches the darker tan of the other accessories. quently expressed in statements' indic ative of remorse and in some cases, despair. Life holds no meaning. It has lost its zest. It is nothing more/ than “a meteor in an infinite abyss of nothingness, a rocket fired on a dark night, a fleeting moment of music arid warmth and color between two eternities of silence.” Consummate pessimism! Bitterness dams up men tal and spiritual resources; the spirit of love and good will releases them. A mother may be worn to her limit both nervously and physically hut her love for her child, especially if it he dependent, impels her to forgt t her self in sacrificial service for the one who has a Just claim upon her love and loyalty. So, love, good will, call it whatever you will, taps new reser voirs of strength and energy. Our modfrn psychology informs us of lev els of strength hidden deep in the sub conscious mind. When one level is exhausted, the next is tapped, and so on.. As long as there is a sufficiently vital incentive to impel us to “carry on.” the needed strength is supplied. The future of our country as well as our own personal welfare depends upon our mental as well as physical health. Avoid the perils of the cynic and the 'pitfalls of the fatalist. Find some ap pealing need which you can help to assuage, or abide in the presence of some radiant personality and you will find released within you those hidden resources which will heal the mental diseases prevalent today. (t \Ve*tet,n New«i»aper Union Fear of Contempt None but the contemptible are ap prehensive of contempt. T HE habit of making clippings from newspapers is an excellent one to cultivate, provided you cut out the wanted article or paragraph as you read the paper, or so mark the page on which it is, that it can be known at a glance. Just to mentally note the wanted Items, and then lay the paper down, is to Invite trouble. This may come back on you, or It may cause ferment In the household. When the annoy ance of searching for the item, or re linquishing It be cause of the time required to find it again, falls solely on you, It is dis turbing enough. But when some one else In the family is In volved because of losing the paper, or of throwing it away, then the whole household may suf fer. This may be because they regret your failure to find what you may need, and certainly what you desire, or It m ay be because you cast the blame of your misfortune on the family or some member of it. There are fam Hies who dread such experiences so much that a mass of unwanted news papers are stacked away, .or remain cluttering a room to the disadvantage of the looks of the place, or to take up needed space. Distinguitthmg Marks All these bothers can he eliminated, and the humor of the household re main tranquil. If the person making the clippings will mark the pa^r in a way known to the family, who may want to read tiie paper without Its being mutilated. A ponril mark above the column in which the 'tem appears and a notch cut of turn away from the upper margin of the page, nr pages are distinguishing signs used to ad vantage In some households Only 1 hose pages are kept, if the clipping is not cut out on the day of date. The simplest way, however, and one whirli ran bo followed should the leader find no reason for keeping the paper In tact, is to cut out the Item immediately, and put It In Its correct envelope or folder without delay. A man. whose plethora of pockets is the envy of women, usually slips the clip pings In one of these pockets, until its use Is over, or a convenient time for filing if conies. With either of the methods given, the person wanting the clippings has no bother in getting it, and the family is relieved of responsi bility. Rest for Busy Folks Tiie word rest can be quieting or disquieting. It all depends upon wheth er you can take advantage of it or not. If you are weary and can relax with a peaceful mind the word lias an allur ing sound. Just the thought of rest ing is beneficent. It is when persons are so actively occupied tiiat any leisure In which to take advantage of resting scorns ut terly impossible that tiie very word Is disquieting and actually irritating. Tiie kindly advice to rest is frequently re ceived with resentment, which, hv the way, -^s not really toward the person making the suggestion, but toward the barriers preventing following the ad vice. It is these very persons who must have rest or finally succumb to broken down health. How can they do other wise than continue in the grinding round-of work until nature snaps their strength, and takes her toll from the offenders? How can they get rest in the midst of their activities? One Way Worth Trying Without attempting td solve any In dividual problems, I can suggest some ways of providing means for rest, all of which have been followed advan tageously. One woman whose work is arduous finds keeping a correct pos ture a decided aid. She is on her feet a great deal and standing properly keeps the mechanism of her body func tioning as it should. It is a preven tive measure—and aid to rest. Taking advantage of opportunities to rest Is one tiling ordinarily oyer- looked. Journeys to and from work fre quently provide such chances, although they may add to the weariness If cars are crowded. Commuters, however, can use their train rides as times for rest. Learn to relax mind and body. Many persons get rested in tiie twenty, thirty or more minutes’ ride. One young woman, who had a long trolley ride daily to the conservatory of mu sic. discovered it could he a pleasure when she learned to rest In the pe riod. 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